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LOT 1429
Luristan Arrowhead Group
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 - 6 7/8 in. (387 grams total, 7-17.6 cm).
Including tanged leaf-shaped and triangular types. [16]
ProvenanceEx Ancient art shop, Windsor Gallery, UK, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Short Sword with Integral Hilt with Horns
Late 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A bronze dagger blade with prominently curved guard, which extends out from the ricasso of the blade and partly frames the hilt, thick flat midrib extending slightly above the ricasso where it held the hilt. 466 grams, 53 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
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Private collection, UK, formed 1980s-1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Short Sword
1800-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With a rectangular grooved tang with vertical lines running to the crescent pommel, the rhomboid ricasso extending over the blade, blade with raised ridge tapering to a point. 533 grams, 49 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.